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Porta, Giambattista della (1540?-1615) De Furtivis Literarum Notis Vulgo. De Ziferis Libri IIII.
Naples: Ioa. Mariam Scotum, 1563.
First edition, woodcut vignette to title, four-line ink inscription scribbled out on title; illustrated with text woodcuts, including three unconstructed volvelles; a modern reader has traced the central volvelle pieces and tacked them in place with thread, the original pieces are printed on a leaf extraneous to collation bound between leaves I3 & I4 (pages 70 & 71); a few leaves with blank corners torn away with loss; bound in full 17th century sponged sheepskin; spine tooled and lettered in gilt, 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.
